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Continuing our personal portraits of the kids we met in Denmark, we would like to present you with the incredible story of Behnam. He is from Afghanistan and has a little brother whom we met as well. Behnam speaks perfect English which he taught himself by watching youtube videos. He has a mind full of curiosity and absorbent like a sponge. He is our biggest musical discovery during our Denmark trip: a really gifted child with creative and musical talents which need nurturing. In our two short

(All photography by Victoria Stevens)
Here is just a snippet of our class together:
When we first met the children I thought they were very serious and curious about what was going to happen, but also not completely sure about "these new people with musical instruments". They were all inseparable from their teachers at the Jelling Red Cross Center, looking for their protection and guidance. The atmosphere changed so very quickly once we played the first sounds of music. The kids started to be

NOVEL VOICES IN DENMARK
ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Before we dive into blogging our individual thoughts and experiences and introducing you to some of our new friends from our first set of Novel Voices travels in Denmark, we thought it might be useful to share an overview-timeline to offer those traveling virtually with us a clearer picture of what we did for three days in Denmark!
We’re posting our overview in three segments:
I. Arrival to Denmark and Final Prep
II. Day One Activities
III. Day

NOVEL VOICES IN DENMARK
ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Before we dive into blogging our individual thoughts and experiences and introducing you to some of our new friends from our first set of Novel Voices travels in Denmark, we thought it might be useful to share an overview-timeline to offer those traveling virtually with us a clearer picture of what we did for three days in Denmark!
We’re posting our overview in three segments:
I. Arrival to Denmark and Final Prep
II. Day One Activities
III. Day

NOVEL VOICES IN DENMARK
ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Before we dive into blogging our individual thoughts and experiences and introducing you to some of our new friends from our first set of Novel Voices travels in Denmark, we thought it might be useful to share an overview-timeline to offer those traveling virtually with us a clearer picture of what we did for three days in Denmark!
We’ll be posting our overview in three segments:
I. Arrival to Denmark and Final Prep
II. Day One Activities
III. Day

300+ of the children detained and separated from their parents at the Border are being cared for in Cayuga Centers in Harlem, NYC!
Here's a letter from Cayuga Centers with links to two ways that you can help make a difference.
AMAZON WISH LIST for Cayuga Centers:
https://www.amazon.com/…/2ZSDFOP3U73AT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws…
(READ LETTER ATTACHED for directions on where to send these items as well as information on what they are for)
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS for Cayuga Centers:

We are very happy to have been awarded the Music Academy of the West Alumni Enterprise Award for Novel Voices!
Their support will allow us to begin implementing our Project! We are thrilled to begin in Denmark this August. Stay tuned for our first center visit and our updates!
Molly & Anna

As we have begun digging into researching Refugee Aid Organizations that would be a good fit as collaborators in the Novel Voices project, we came across two very helpful, concise, and informative New York Times articles and the website www.openmigration.org which presents collected data and educates about the migration issues in Europe.
HOW YOU CAN HELP REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/your-money/how-to-help-refugees-in-us.html
HOW YOU CAN HELP